Total Bases : 1991 American League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1991 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Cal Ripken, Jr. 368 Baltimore Orioles 1
Rafael Palmeiro 336 Texas Rangers 2
Ruben Sierra 332 Texas Rangers 3
Paul Molitor 325 Milwaukee Brewers 4
Joe Carter 321 Toronto Blue Jays 5
Cecil Fielder 320 Detroit Tigers 6
Jose Canseco 318 Oakland Athletics 7
Frank Thomas 309 Chicago White Sox 8
Devon White 292 Toronto Blue Jays 9
Ken Griffey, Jr. 289 Seattle Mariners 10
Danny Tartabull 287 Kansas City Royals 11
Kirby Puckett 281 Minnesota Twins 12
Julio Franco 279 Texas Rangers 13
Roberto Alomar 278 Toronto Blue Jays 14
Chili Davis 271 Minnesota Twins 15
Steve Sax 270 New York Yankees 16
Wally Joyner 269 California Angels 17
Robin Ventura 268 Chicago White Sox 18
Dave Winfield 268 California Angels  
Dave Henderson 266 Oakland Athletics 20
Mike Devereaux 262 Baltimore Orioles 21
Juan Gonzalez 261 Texas Rangers 22
Wade Boggs 251 Boston Red Sox 23
Albert Belle 249 Cleveland Indians 24
Travis Fryman 249 Detroit Tigers  



The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).